LAHORE – Former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday categoricallyrejected the rumours about his resignation from the presidency of PakistanMuslim League-Nawaz.
Sharif while speaking with seasoned journalist Saleem Safi cleared the airas he termed the rumours as ‘fake news.’
The 69-year-old also negated that he was sidelined in the party. PML-N islike a house for me, he responded on a query. Party supremo and my brotherNawaz Sharif, every party leader, worker, and woman over the last 40 yearscontributed to building it, he opined.
Amid the startling revelations, the leader of Opposition in NationalAssembly also revealed that ‘he was offered the prime ministership twiceover the last couple of decades, adding that one of these offers was madeby Ghulam Ishaq Khan and later, by General (r) Pervaiz Musharraf.
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Expressing his views on weak democracy in the South Asian country, Shehbazsaid “no single individual or a single institution is responsible for aweak democracy as all are culprits in this dilemma.”
Stressing to take the country forward, the PML-N leader said it’s time tolook forward as keeping ourselves mired in the past is no viable option.Raising slogans of accountability first and keep repeating our mistakes isa failed strategy, he added.
Responding to the interviewer on why he remained unsuccessful to convinceNawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz on the need for reconciliation, Sharif saidevery matter in the party is decided with consultation, and his viewpointis known to everyone.
